Brindille was such a sweet story about facing your fears. The art style in this graphic novel was honestly top tier. I don't think I would have picked it up if it wasn't for the sweet story and the art style. I definitely recommend it.

Twig finds herself waking up with amnesia and thrust into a world of tiny fairy creatures. She then embarks on an adventure, full of talking forest animals, mermaids, battles and more. This is a YA fantasy story, something I don't typically read. The art style is absolutely beautiful, and for me the best part of this graphic novel. The story was cute, with inventive characters, but ultimately it felt disjointed. I feel like the author tried to pack in as many fantasy tropes and elements as possible, at the detriment of the story.

I received this title through Netgalley, all opinions are my own.

I have to admit that in the first time I read this, I found the first chapters confusing and it seemed directionless, dragging the reader on whatever whim Brrémaud thought about at that moment.

BUT

When the story reached it's climax, EVERYTHING FIT PERFECTLY! I had to reread it a second and third time and oh my goodness, even the confusing paths the girl had to go through was by design.

It represented the complicated ways people sought life's purpose and meaning. The whole journey looked almost nonsensical on the surface, but once it got to the breaking point, the amount of depth this marvelous book showed was so brilliant.

Add to that is the stunning illustration by Federico Bertolucci! The cover reminded me so much of Cornelia hale from W.I.T.C.H and that's why I requested the ARC, but only after finishing the book did I learn that he was the actual illustrator of my favorite issues of that serial comic.

5 stars all the way!

Thanks to #Netgalley for making this book available to me.
Brindille is a very beautiful book. The drawing are very beautiful.
It can be seen as a simple story, but is not like that at all. I found the story very interesting. I suggest everyone to read this book, even if you don't like the story you'll like the beautiful drawings.

4/5

this graphic novel was absolutely STUNNING! the art was absolutely brilliant to look at, and i wish i had a copy to just hold in my hands and flip through. there were so many pages and spreads where i spent a long time looking at all the beautifully rendered details in each page. the story is fast-paced and pretty tight, with sparse dialogue. i think that while there was a good deal of character development even with the little dialogue there was. i do wish there was a little more foreshadowing and that the antagonists were a little more well-defined, but i also know that means the story would have to be expanded to be much longer than it currently is. in its current form—very sparse in text and art heavy—i think this is a very beautiful book!

The artwork for this graphic novel is ridiculously gorgeous and I loved looking at it, but the story itself was rather choppy and also very confusing throughout but especially at the end . The nature scenes are so beautiful and gorgeously rendered, so aesthetically speaking this graphic novel is incredible, so it’s a shame that the actual story is so very average. There’s not a lot going on to really develop the mystery of who the young girl really is and the storyline it’s self is rather forgettable as a whole. 5 stars for the art and 2 stars for the story, this was an odd one. Also, is it just me or is the wolf definitely a fox? That was definitely distracting throughout the story.

This was such a cute story! The art is gorgeous, with beautiful cool colors that really emphasize the nature aspect of the story.

Though the plot was hard to follow at times, the art was stunning and certainly made up for it. By the end, I was very invested in the characters.

This was a really good quick read. The art was beautiful, which is always my favorite part of a graphic novel. I really enjoyed the story as well. It ended very well and I think this is something a lot of people would really enjoy

I think I am not the target audience for this book. I had a hard time following the jumps in the story and trying to figure out what was going on. I finished it because I received an advance copy to review, but I did not enjoy the book.

I find reviewing Brindille to be very difficult. While I liked the art style immensely and really enjoyed the initial set up of the story it somehow lost me near the ending.

In this graphic novel we follow a young women who wakes up in a to her foreign environment, remembering nothing about her past. As the chapters go on we realize that she is being followed and/or hunted by "The Horde", an entity that is never really explained and therefor never really understood by the reader.

My favorite part of this was her companion, The Wolf and the beautiful art style. I would have liked more depth into certain entities of this story and especially more world building as this would have been needed for me to fully be captivated by this graphic novel.

I’m not sure what I was expecting when I first decided to read this however I know I was not disappointed.
The art style was very beautiful and it helped create tension and calm within the story. The calming nature of the green and the harshness of the reds and oranges helped to set the scene and guide the readers emotions when reading the story.
The storyline overall was good, with a balance of action and getting to know the characters and the setting. There were parts of the plot where I got lost or bored however I think that it overall was a good plot.
Overall, I think this was a 4 star read because it had a good plot, art and characters but I wish that some parts of the plot were expanded on more to make the story more interesting.

This was something that I wasn't sure what to expect going into it, and the entire time I was just wondering more and more of what was going on in this story. I'm not sure if this was a translated work before this version or if this was the original, but it was not as easy of a read as I usually find graphic novels. I really liked how this book wrapped up, and I really liked the art style that this graphic novel had, but there was nothing about this that really just jumped out at me as something super different or something that I could see me going back to.

Overall, I'd say this is a good read for middle grade or younger YA, and for people who really like or are trying to get into graphic novels, but I would go into this knowing that the storyline is very simple and it was a very easy read.

This book was kinda odd and I can't say I was super fond of it. The artwork was amazing and the storyline, while a bit odd, was decent till the end. I felt like the ending was a little too quick and convenient. Maybe it just want my cup of tea but not one of the best I have read.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC i’m exchange for a honest review!
This graphic novel was quite interesting. The art was stunning, but the story was confusing. Additionally, the dialogues were a little cringe at times.
I didn’t understand the ending. I still don’t know what happened and what it meant. I don’t know who the other species were or what was their role. I wanted to know more about the villains, they seemed really cool.
I believe this book had great potential, but I don’t know what happened in the process.

In Brindille we follow the journey of Twig, an amnesiac girl that is trying to find her way in a beautiful world of fairies that is on the verge of an attack from "The Horde". Along the way, she will find companions and must uncover the truth about herself.

This book is just so beautiful! I loved the artwork so much. These are gorgeous illustrations, that combine the colors and landscapes and create something amazing. Many moments in the story I would just stop to appreciate the beauty on each page, and in fact, several moments didn't even need writing to convey meaning and depth.

I caught myself wishing that this book was longer because there was just a lot of events going on, but at the very end, it all made sense (and I was definitely NOT expecting that plot twist) and so I couldn't help but love everything and find all the pieces of it very fitting. It was really an emotional ending and made me love the book even more!

Thank you Netgalley for sending me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I honestly could not tell you what the plot of that book was. I'm still very confused. I had a hard time figuring out what was real and what wasn't and the little girl main character revealing that she was actually a deceased male soldier at the end just did not make any sense whatsoever. However, I did really like the art style and I felt like it was very whimsical and enchanting, which is why I'm giving it 3 stars.

It's beautiful artwork and sweet, but it jumps along really fast. Like, just bounds forward, without any depth growing. She arrives and all of a sudden she's just accepted and must do what they do...and no thought to where she came from or who she is? It moved way to fast and disjointedly.

The artwork in this graphic novel was absolutely breathtaking. Particularly the nature artwork. I could stare at it forever. So stunning. The way the artist captured the glow of the sunlight streaming through the trees was honestly something special. The story was okay, it kept me turning the pages, but it wasn't great. It wasn't terrible, or unreadable, but honestly, read this one just for the gorgeous artwork. 2 stars for the story, but 5 (million) stars for the art.

I loved the plot, but I was completely enamored with the artwork. I adore this one. On the other hand, the plot was cryptic and unpredictable.

Let me start by saying how beautiful the art in this book is. It's beyond beautiful, from the tiny details to the massive waterfalls I loved the art work very much. The story starts on a confused note that becomes clearer as we read on, I liked the plot and the support characters a lot.
I appreciate the way sacrifices were made necessary for the betterment and development of the main character as it always seems to be the case in magical tales. It was smiliar to a fairytale but with broader magic having witches, mermaids, memory spirits and what not. The idea of hospitality turning into distrustful actions by some words is seen here and that made me sad.

Real friendship takes a high place in this book, the fox is my favourite and will always be a fond character. I would definitely recommend this book to all those who love themselves a nice magical tale, the concepts were good here except a few hitches but the art made up for everything that was a bit lacking.
Thank you netgalley for the ARC.